Sacha Baron Cohen Makes Sarah Palin Look Silly… Again

Earlier in the week Sarah Palin took to Facebook to blast Sacha Baron Cohen for tricking her into an interview. The interview she gave was to (what she thought was) a “disabled U.S. veteran”, and while we don’t condone mocking veterans of any kind… it’s clear Ms Palin isn’t familiar with Mr Cohen’s previous works.

You’d be dead-set lying if you say you haven’t quoted Borat at least once in your life. Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy isn’t exactly everyone’s cup of tea, but most of this country (we assume) is able to take his theatrics with a grain of salt. Regardless of whether you love him, hate him, are offended or annoyed - it’s clear the guy knows how to stir up controversy.

Yeah, he's kind of annoying. Photo: GrimsbySource:Whimn

The comedian and all-round prankster went deep undercover for his new show Who Is America? debuting on Stan this weekend. Palin is one of many politicos duped by a disguised Cohen… though you might say Dick Cheney got the worst of it. The former Vice President agreed to sign a “waterboard kit” - bold move considering he has publicly defended the brutal interrogation technique in the past.

But we digress. After speaking out against the comedian on Tuesday, Palin was met with radio silence… until now.

Yesterday Cohen tweeted a public reply - well sort of. Using the pseudonym Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., PhD, Cohen sent out a typed response that he called the “truth”. He addresses the letter to Vice President Palin (really sticks the knife in there) and goes on to say he never told her he was a war veteran, but rather, a United Parcel Service worker.

The letter is classic Sacha Baron Cohen, all the way from telling us he “shot a Mexican” to not being able to join the army due to his “testies”. He goes on to say Palin is bleeding “FAKE NEWS” and ends with “I DEMAND an APOLOGY.”

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Not content to let the matter go, Palin once again posted on Facebook in retaliation - calling the tweet “another list of unfunny lies, this time typewritten for all to see; a pathetic attempt to punk not just my daughter and me again, but now the public.”

So there you have it folks… proof that some people can’t take a joke. We award this round to Cohen.